January 30, 2013 at 5:54 p.m.
and the start of a new one?
Can Outerbridge lead a new generation?
and the start of a new one?
Outerbridge, who scored a first international century against Uganda on Monday and was one of the outstanding performers in the tournament, insists there is hope for the future.
But he believes a fresh approach is needed, with a fresh group of players.
"Attitude is the biggest thing that has to change.
"If there are going to be retirements it is important that we have a different approach, a different spirit, a different outlook to how the game is played than we have had for the last four years.
"The other countries have been more professional in their approach. We've been off the boil.
"This has been a long time coming and we just got exposed against better teams."
The youngster has been highlighted as a future leader of the team and he admits he does have captaincy ambitions.
"That's down to the selectors. I can't pick myself as captain but it is a job I would like to do and I have a few ideas of how we can take things forward."
Outerbridge, who returns to Bermuda from college in Cardiff in June, believes there is plenty to be positive about as the country looks ahead to the future in Division Two of the World Cricket League.
"I personally think there is hope.
"We didn't make the right decisions sometimes in this tournament. We didn't all take the words of coach on board and really take it to heart.
"We have had a lot of knowledgeable people talking to us and hopefully guys can learn from the mistakes that we have made here and things can improve.
"Hopefully we can look forward to the next one with the likes of Jekon Edness, Rodney Trott, OJ Pitcher - younger, hungrier players in the squad."
The performances of Outerbridge, who averaged 60 and is currently second to Hemp in the overall tournament run scoring standings with 365, and Rodney Trott, third in the overall wicket taking list with 14 scalps, have been the main beacons of light for Bermuda's future on this tour.
And though he was disappointed that his best displays came too late to make a difference in Bermuda's World Cup destiny, he said it had been important to end with two wins.
"To get 350 (against Uganda) is a big accomplishment and it shows what we can do when we put our minds to it."
As he passed the century mark, two days after being out in the 90s against Oman, Outerbridge pumped his fist in the air and raised his bat in celebration.
But he insisted: "I really didn't have no real emotion I was just thinking of the four day tournament trying to make a statement to the ICC that we do have the potential - we've hit a few roadblocks but we want another chance to show the international scene that we can play."
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